As we get closer to the unveiling of Ice Cream Sandwich and Google’s new Nexus device, we’re slowly getting more details about the upcoming software update. The latest bit of news to surface is that Ice Cream Sandwich will feature native screenshot capabilities. Simply press the Volume Down + Power buttons and your phone will save a .png image of your screen to your image gallery for safekeeping.

While many of us have been enjoying screenshots on our devices since the original G1, root access or a PC connection have typically been required. Recently, manufacturers have shipped handsets that sport screenshot capabilities right out of the box, but this would be the first time Google will bake this new capability right into the source code for phones.

Taking screenshots isn’t the most exciting thing in the world, but we’ll take all the new features we can get. What other new capabilities are you hoping Google will be unveiling tonight with Ice Cream Sandwich?

Totally agree. If you have root access, try out ShootMe which does video capture. The frame rate is super slow (less than 10 fps) but it’s a simple way to create a short video if you want to show off an app and you don’t have a camera handy.

But not everyone wants or knows how to root. I’ve done it in the past, but usually ran into some problems later down the road when it comes to upgrading versions of Android and so forth.

Taking screenshots on the fly is a pretty big, especially for someone like me, who works in paid search and runs multiple mobile campaigns. Being able to show a client that, yes we are showing will be a life saver.

I didn’t ever like the Volume+Power solution to screenshots. I found myself not be coordinated enough to hit the buttons at the same time. I do, however, like how they implemented the feature in CM7. Holding down Power button and select it from the context menu is easier.

There are a lot of apps which offer this same functionality, but I really love how it’s baked right into MIUI ROMs. Just hold down the Menu and Volume down buttons and you get a fancy little animation and a shutter sound.

But the best screenshot implementation has to be that of the HTC Flyer. Just tap the screen with the digital pen and you’re gone. You can then save, share or write on it with ease.